The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved four projects, worth a combined $17.4 million, during the first 10 days of February. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-investment-in-kingdom-stable/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Mekong River Committee (MRC) today released a report on safeguarding livelihoods for fishing communities in Mekong countries, including Cambodia. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/mrc-story-on-livelihoods-of-fishing-communities-along-the-mekong/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government and Canadian firm EnerCam Co will soon sign an oil exploration agreement for Block VIII in Preah Sihanouk province, a senior official at the General Department of Petroleum said on Monday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/oil-deal-expected-with-canadian-firm/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) has issued final registration certificates to 15 investment projects since april 2 worth a total of $225.5 million and which are expected to generate 7,620 jobs. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-okays-15-more-projects-this-month/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Damnak Chang’aeur district Unified Command Committee on Tuesday demolished a concrete fence that was illegally built to encroach on flooded forest land in angkorl commune’s angkorl village in Kep province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kep-officials-demolish-illegal-land-grab-fence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A Ministry of Energy officiAl sAid TuesdAy thAt CAmbodiA will not develop new mAinstreAm hydropower projects on the Mekong River for the next 10 yeArs. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/cAmbodiAn-officiAl-no-new-dAms-plAnned-for-mekong-mAinstreAm-before-2030/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

King Norodom Sihamoni has issued a royal decree ordering the appointment of 18 judges across the three newly established regional appeal Courts. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/king-orders-new-appeal-court-staff-appointments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on Wednesday approved seven investment projects worth $174.1 million and expected to generate 3,328 jobs, it said in a press release. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cdc-approves-seven-projects-worth-174m/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The government announced on Tuesday a measure to assist minimum wage workers employed in the tourism sector amid COVID-19 fears. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/measure-to-offset-tourism-sector-wages-amid-virus-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Cambodia and Japan’s bilateral trade rose by 13 percent last year to $2,292 million, according to a recent report from the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO). <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-and-japan-2-3-billion-record-trade-in-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

A 27 yeAr old femAle pAssenger, Chen Moumou, of ZhAnjiAng, GuAngdong,  wAs tested positive for COVID-19 on ArrivAl in GuAngdong on 25th MArch, 2020. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/pAssenger-from-cAmbodiA-detected-covid-19-positive-in-chinA/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Wildlife AlliAnce CAmbodiA (WAC) And the PrAmbei Mom Forest Community (PMFC) hAve united to protect A forest AreA spAnning 937hA Across KAmpong Speu province to conserve its broAd biodiversity. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/ngos-unite-to-protect-937hA-forest-in-kAmpong-speu/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia’s government is pushing for free-trade agreement (FTa) talks with potential partners while seeking Russian’s help for a Eurasian Economic Union (EaEU) free trade agreement. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodia-pushes-hard-on-free-trade-agreements/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Bidding on the rubbish collection contracts in the Kingdom’s capital have now closed, after applications first opened on Feb 25 this year, according to a Phnom Penh Municipal spokesperson yesterday. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/phnom-penhs-rubbish-tender-bidding-concludes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from sneaking into Thailand in a move to curb the coronavirus. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/sar-kheng-asks-provincial-governors-to-stem-illegal-border-crossings/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Health in a news release this morning announced this and said that the two new cases are both Cambodian men, aged 22 and 29, from Kampong Cham province. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-covid-19-positives-rise-to-128-three-active-cases-currently/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Ministry of Foreign AffAirs hAs questioned VietnAmese AmbAssAdor to CAmbodiA Vu QuAng Minh over the setting up of tents by its soldiers in A disputed border AreA in KAndAl province. .. <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/news/vietnAm-AmbAssAdor-questioned-over-border-tents/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>

Cambodia airports, the longstanding concessionaire of Cambodia’s network of 3 international airports unveiled a 20-year development and investment program for the international airport in Sihanoukville. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/masterplan-lays-out-future-developments-of-airport-in-sihanoukville/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has requested financial institutions to reduce credit-related fees and lift fines until the end of December 2020, according to a letter it wrote. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/new-nbc-guidelines-on-financial-institutions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>

The Environment Ministry yesterday refuted a claim by Wildlife alliance that more than 200 hectares of mangrove forest had been cleared inside protected areas in Koh Kong province’s Peam Krasaop Wildlife Sanctuary. <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/ministry-refutes-ngos-claim-about-cleared-protected-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>